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That's the kind of exciting transition we've been waiting for right there. Good, gritty stuff.
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ROR looks like he's watching the game, rather than being in it.
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I wouldn't be surprised if they were giving Peters a chance at doing color for a regulation game. I thought he did an excellent job during the preseason.
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Pull the goalie!
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Reinhart: Fewer minutes in NHL or more minutes in AHL?
... replied to pi2000's topic in The Aud Club
The more important question, as far as I'm concerned, is whether Byslma and Murray are on the same page regarding Samson's development. We don't need his career ruined by passive-aggressive hockey ops politics. If they are on the same page, then I believe Samson will get the development program that suits him best. -
And the dump-and-chase system would explain why it became more difficult to get it going as the pre-season went on: they were facing better opponents who were able to counter the retrieval more effectively. That would explain, partially, the tentative-ness of the first two periods last night thanks to Ottawa stymying the entries and the Sabres unable to figure out how to counter or work around what Ottawa was doing. Only when the Sabres turned on their motors were they able to sustain pressure in the o-zone. So, Bylsma has to figure out and implement strategies to counter the countering of his system. Which, being so early, is excusable not having seen what would happen to it at a true NHL level.
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Agreed. I heard him say that and a dump-and-chase scheme popped into my mind. It might be that for his first two lines he feels he has the speed and skill to collect the puck, and for the bottom two, the muscle and tenacity to collect the puck. Exactly.
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Maybe the Canucks are willing to give up Miller.
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nfreeman, your observation about them seeming somber made it all clear to me. They all did play tentatively for the first two. I think what we saw actually started with the last two preseason games where it looked as though they went from having fun prior to that, to getting serious. So, I think those first two periods were nerves. Not having played professional sports, but having plenty of experience "in the spotlight" in front of audiences, the team's collective response seems very familiar to that of performers under pressure. And they're young, so can be difficult to shake until you have a lot of miles under your belt. What I saw in the third I expect to see more of pretty quickly as they acclimate to their situation. Brad May keeps suggesting it will take about 20 games for the team to really start coming together and I think he's correct. As for Lehner, that's some pretty crappy luck. I still haven't been able to identify the moment in the game where he sustained an injury, only the results after it happened. Anyone have anything on that?
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WTF. What a way to ruin a game's momentum right there.
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Cluster bomb them, baby.
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The goal song is going to make it hard to watch games. Yuck.
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I'm sure there's a set of stats to back that up.
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Were people in the crowd just booing?
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Do you think when Eichel gets to play in the play-offs, he'll go for the full afro instead of the beard?
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The devil you say.
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Game Discussion thread GDT: Columbus @ Buffalo 7pm EDT 10/02/15
... replied to WildCard's topic in The Aud Club
A preseason game is NHL level? So, wait, all those people saying not to expect Eichel to look as good during the regular season are wrong then? Because their rationale is that it's just preseason competition. And, what's to say the shutout wasn't an outlier? -
Game Discussion thread GDT: Columbus @ Buffalo 7pm EDT 10/02/15
... replied to WildCard's topic in The Aud Club
I don't think it is if he can't play at a NHL level in a NHL game. -
Game Discussion thread GDT: Columbus @ Buffalo 7pm EDT 10/02/15
... replied to WildCard's topic in The Aud Club
Really? Do I need to play your role and point out that those weren't full NHL rosters? -
Game Discussion thread GDT: Columbus @ Buffalo 7pm EDT 10/02/15
... replied to WildCard's topic in The Aud Club
Dude, this isn't about "proving himself", this is about simply looking capable and competent. He looks awful. I'm not looking for the next Hasek next week, but I am looking for a NHL-ready goalie. Stop trying to be the marm, here, the guy looks out of place among his peers. -
Game Discussion thread GDT: Columbus @ Buffalo 7pm EDT 10/02/15
... replied to WildCard's topic in The Aud Club
No it's not and I explain why in the sentence that followed. No goalie should look this bad at the start of the season. There is no excuse for it. You think he's going to look better a week from now? -
Game Discussion thread GDT: Columbus @ Buffalo 7pm EDT 10/02/15
... replied to WildCard's topic in The Aud Club
They're all tight all of a sudden. The first four or five preseason games weren't "serious" so they were having fun. Now it's time to get serious and they're all tense. And the goalie stinks. -
Game Discussion thread GDT: Columbus @ Buffalo 7pm EDT 10/02/15
... replied to WildCard's topic in The Aud Club
Okay, pick on the goalie time. Lehner just looks awful. Unless he turns it around in a week, he's a bust. He can't start the season looking this bad. -
Game Discussion thread GDT: Columbus @ Buffalo 7pm EDT 10/02/15
... replied to WildCard's topic in The Aud Club
I see a team playing with little confidence in their goalie, and for good reason. -
Game Discussion thread GDT: Columbus @ Buffalo 7pm EDT 10/02/15
... replied to WildCard's topic in The Aud Club
Lehner, uhm, okay...